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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : House of Sand and Fog (2003) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : House of Sand and Fog (2003) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: House of Sand and Fog (2003).
About the movie:
An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her home's new owners.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: House of Sand and Fog (2003)?
a.
The film is dedicated to the directors deceased grandparents. William Douglas Kentala, the directors paternal grandfather, served in the Navy in World War II, and the flag pinned up on Ridley Kraids wall was the flag presented at William Kentalas funeral.
b.
Tied with
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
for the longest title of an Oscar winner for Best Motion Picture until 2004 when
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
won. The shortest is
Gigi
.
c.
When the film was re released on DVD, it was found that almost 20% of the original animation files were corrupted, proving to the studio that digital storage was not as feasible as they thought it would be at the time the film was made.
d.
In 2009
Navi Rawat
(Soroya) admitted that her wedding dress costume was so big and complicated to take on and off she had to have somebody hold it up for when she needed to use the bathroom.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: House of Sand and Fog (2003)?
a.
Author
Andre Dubus III
received more than 100 offers from film studios who wanted to make his book into a feature.
b.
As a result of a PTA complaint, this was the last gangster angle picture made by
The Dead End Kids
.
c.
Doc Brown states his German ancestors surname was "von Braun". This is a reference to
Wernher von Braun
, one of Germanys leading rocket scientists, who was taken to America following World War II and assisted greatly in the NASA program.
d.
The promoters that Frank meets with regarding the "Super Bowl" are the real promoters of the National Wrestling Alliance, including WWF founder
Vincent McMahon
Sr.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: House of Sand and Fog (2003)?
a.
Ben Kingsley
was given a copy of the novel "House of Sand and Fog" by author
Andre Dubus III
s wife, before he was ever approached to star in the movie.
b.
The "84" in the films title appears everywhere but in the actual movie. The opening titles simply read "Where the Boys Are".
c.
Miley Cyrus
and
Liam Hemsworth
started their widely-publicized relationship during filming,
d.
Charles Bronson
s street-fighter Chaney character is said to punch like the way a mule kicks.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: House of Sand and Fog (2003)?
a.
One of the few films to gross over $100 million in its first week. It reached the $200-million mark within 12 days (
Spider-Man
) took nine to do that) and 34 days to reach $300 million.
b.
In the scene near the end of the movie where Kathy pulls into her driveway and tries to shoot herself,
Jennifer Connelly
accidentally put the car in "reverse" instead of "park", and almost severely damaged the camera positioned in the car door. After Connelly apologized profusely, she was urged by the director to continue the scene, and it ended up being one of the best takes. This is the take shown in the final print.
c.
Twelve rattlesnakes were used for a key scene but failed to hiss on cue. The hissing had to be dubbed in during post-production.
d.
Sean Penn
was so insulted by his portrayal in the film that he wrote an angry letter to
Matt Stone
and
Trey Parker
with the closing "a sincere fuck you, Sean Penn".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: House of Sand and Fog (2003)?
a.
Wayne Wang
s experimental style of guerrilla filmmaking was met with legal consternation by Disney attorneys after Wayne used Mickey Mouse ear caps in a scene as a satirical prop for his scathing commentary on the cultural effects of global capitalism in a pre-emerging China. Subsequently the Disney icons were digitally fogged out of all exhibition prints.
b.
The "House" of the title is located at "34 Bisgrove Street" in the fictional "Pacific County", California.
c.
Vicki Baum
s original play opened in Berlin in February, 1930.
d.
A deteriorating nitrate print of this film is held by the UCLA film and Television Archives, and was reserved for preservation in Aug 2000.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: House of Sand and Fog (2003)?
a.
The one-sheet (advertising poster) for this movie is a spoof of a frequently used style for movie posters in which, instead of trying to communicate anything about the plot or content of the film, the poster just contains multiple stacked faces of the stars. On this poster, the last face visible in the row is a goats, and the billing line above their photos reads, "
George Clooney
,
Jeff Bridges
,
Ewan McGregor
,
Kevin Spacey
, and Goat."
b.
In the scenes on the rooftop porch, telephone poles and wires are prominently visible. These were added by the production crew, to make the neighborhood where filming occurred seem more middle-class.
c.
When Rose-Johnny and Jack talk by telephone through the glass, their reflections are always visible when they arent in the shot. In
The Silence of the Lambs
, this effect is also used between Starling and Hannibal Lector.
d.
The film reached UK theaters a year later, and was renamed upon release there.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: House of Sand and Fog (2003)?
a.
There were two wolves used. One had to have the milky white socks painted on him.
b.
Numerous location shots in Northern California establish the action as occurring in the San Francisco Bay Area. The actual house was over 400 miles away, in Malibu.
c.
This sequel was made and released about eight years after the original
Death Wish
movie.
d.
This was
Don Beddoe
s last film.
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